The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
GOVERNMENTAL
What is Gong on in the State De-
partnlepts.
An Epitome OF What Was
Learned at the Capitol
Yesterday.

suance of warrants on school coupons No.
3. Thursday morning, April 2o.
If the great number of applications for
rewards by sheriffs for escaped convicts
were complied with it would soon exhaust
the appropriation made for the governor
to expend in that direction. Whenever
criminal escapes, there is very little trouble
taken with him on the theory that re-
quest for a reward will soon cause his cap
ture. The governor, in view OF the nu-
merous applications, has decided to draw
the line at murders in Offering rewards for
the capture of criminals.
There was an act passed by the last leg
islature which will make an everlasting
drain on the treasury unless the governor
keeps constant watch to head 1t Off. 1t
is as follows:
CHAPTER 14S House bill No. ALI
An act to amend article 1854, chapter 2,
title Is, of the code of criminal pro-
cedure.
Section BE it enacted by the legisla-
ture of the state of Texas, that article
10 4, chapter 2, title 10, of the code OF
criminal procedure, be so amended ss to
hereafter read as follows:
Article lO54-To the sheriff or consta-
BILE shall be allowed the following tees, IN
all cases where the charge is felony,
whether the defendant be convicted or
acquitted, or the case be disposed OF by
noile prosequi, or upon Judgment OF
dismissal.
First-For executing each warrant of
arrest or capias, or for making arrest
without warrant, the sum of 81.
Second-For summoning or attaching
| each witness, fifty cents.
ThIrd-For summoning jury, two dol
lars.
Fourth-For executing death warrant.
fifty dollars.
Fifth-For removing prise me-, for
each mile going and coming, including
guards and all other expenses, when tfaV-
cling by railroad, fifteen cents; when trav-
cling otherwise than by railroad, twenty
five cents. Provided, That when an officer
goes beyond the limits of the state after
fugitive, on requisltion from the gov
ernor, he shall be allowed the same fees
and mileage as for like services In this
state. For each mile he may be compelled
to travel in executing criminal process,
summoning or attaching witnesses, i've
cents; for travelling in the service Of pro-
cess not otherwise provided for, the sum
of five cents for each mile going and
returning: if two or more persons are
mentioned in the writ, he shall charge for
the distance actually and necessarily traV-
eled in the service of the same.
Sixth For conveying a witness at
tached by him to any court or grand jury
out of his county, his actual necessary ex-
penses by the nearest practicable public
conyeyances, the amount to be stated by
him under oath, and approved by the
Judge of the court from which the attach
ment issued, such account to become due
when so approved, and the sherlff's or
constable's return shall, in every instance,
show the time and place of service
Seventh-For attending prisoner on
habeas corpus, where such prisoner is
charged with felony, for each day, two
dollars, together with mileage as above,
when removing such prisoner out of the
county under proper authority, and all
fees accruing, under the provisions of
this article, to the sheriff or constable in
cases where the charge is felony. shall
become due at the close of each term of
the district court.
Section 2-The near approach of the
close of the session of the legislature, and
the impossibility to have this act read on
three several days in each house, creates
an imperative public necessity, and an
emergency exists requiring the suspension
of the constitutional rule requiring bills
to be read on three several days, and that
this bill be placed upon its immediate
passage, and said rule is so suspended.
1t will be seen by this that whenever a
criminal is caught outside of the state
and is brought back, not only will fifteen
cents mile have to be paid in the state,
but outside of it, whether the defendant
be convicted or acquitted. This will evil
IDENTIFY open the door for great deal of
fraud, and it will require the governor to
: be Argus-eyed in granting acquisitions
outside of the state to see that the state
; is not imposed on.
, The following charters were filed yes
, terday:
New Church society, of Galveston.
Texas Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, of Burnett. Capital, $4,000. In
corporators: TIL. Holloway, A. R. John
son, j. J. Mabry, H. @. Whitney, George
Christian, j. R. Hudson, j. Cole, j. L..
g Hansford, Frank Thomas.
n It is understood enough evidence has
d been secured to prove up the claims of
r Texas for frontier protection. The
S proofs will be forwarded inside of ten
= days to the commission at Washington.
e Several of the counties are kicking be-
S cause they are put back in the community
:, school system by the recent school legis-
1 lation.
n Bell and Gillespie counties want to have
S their own summer normals and to pay the
I expense of the principal to be appointed
: by Superintendent Cooper, themseles.
The following is quarantine proclama-
j ton issued by the governor yesterday.
PROCLAMATION
By the Governor of the State of Texas.
10 all whom these presents shall Gomez
i Whereas, 1t has come to my knowledge
!. that yellow fever exists in Havana and
the northeast coast of South America;
Now therefore, 1, L. S. Ross, governor
of Texas, by viatue of the power In me
vested, do hereby declare quarantine of
. twenty days against all vessels coming
. from countries south of the 25th latitude
: This quarantine will be governed by
. special regulations issued to officers of
- ports, and take effect on and after the
= first day of May, 1887.
E In testimony whereof l hereto sign my
- name, and have caused the seal of the
y state to be hereon impressed, at the city
= of Austin, this 26th day of April, A. d